Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Relief | ||
Measure of letters | 34 | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary (conjectural) |
1 | ḥbl is translated "gate" by G. Ryckmans, in the SD "course of stones in wall". Jamme 1976: 82 translates: "in this stone course three tenths at the top of the tower"; he integrates at the end: m[ḥfdn. |
Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Walls |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 65, w. 295 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Ṣirwāḥ-Khawlān |
Ancient site | Ṣrwḥ |
Geographical area | Ṣirwāḥ |
Country | Yemen |
Found | Reemployed. In ancient times |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple |
Notes | Reemployed on the back wall of the temple B (see A. Fakhry 1952). |
Link to site record |
Fakhry 1952: i, 45, n. 23; iii pl. XI/b | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 1-3 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |
Jamme 1976: 81-82 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1976. Carnegie Museum 1974-75 Yemen Expedition. (Special Publication, 2). Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. |